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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, greets South Korean Maj. Gen. Lee Seo Young, South Korean defense attache, during the 60th anniversary gala honoring the U.S.-South Korea alliance at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., May 7, 2013. Before the event, Hagel met with South Korean President Park Geun-hye for a bilateral discussion.

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, greets South Korean Maj. Gen. Lee Seo Young, South Korean defense attache, during the 60th anniversary gala honoring the U.S.-South Korea alliance at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., May 7, 2013. Before the event, Hagel met with South Korean President Park Geun-hye for a bilateral discussion.

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, greets South Korean Maj. Gen. Lee Seo Young, South Korean defense attache, during the 60th anniversary gala honoring the U.S.-South Korea alliance at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., May 7, 2013. Before the event, Hagel met with South Korean President Park Geun-hye for a bilateral discussion.

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